Purina Animal Nutrition announced it has received the Industry Partnership Award from Colorado State University’s Department of Animal Sciences. Given annually at the department’s Spring Branding Banquet, the award recognizes companies that support the university’s faculty and students as they pursue their mission to develop leaders in the horse and livestock industries.
CSU Legends highest price horse
As a six-year consignor, Purina has given two dozen students the chance to learn about training and selling horses by breeding and raising horses for the program at its Purina Animal Nutrition Center.
© 2013 by Ryan Brooks
Purina was recognized on April 12, 2013, for its sponsorship of the Legends of Ranching program, which helps students understand the entire process of training and selling horses.
“Purina has played an important part in the development of the Legends of Ranching program at Colorado State University,” said Dr. Jerry Black, DVM, Wagonhound Land and Livestock Chair in Equine Sciences. “We are grateful for their support of our Equine Sciences Program, the leadership role they play in the equine industry and the shared goal to develop future leaders of the equine world.”
Legends of Ranching Program featuring students and horses
The Legends of Ranching program gives students an opportunity to train young horses and put them through sale at the university. As a six-year consignor, Purina has given two dozen students the chance to learn about training and selling horses by breeding and raising horses for the program at its Purina Animal Nutrition Center.
This year's Legends program saw the average price for the horses auctioned hit $3,600 during the event. The high-selling young horse brought $10,000, and the high-selling older horse Peptoplay, a 2004 sorrel gelding, consigned by Cowan Select Horses brought $13,000.
“We’re honored to be recognized by a forward-looking animal science program like that at Colorado State University,” said Mike Jerina, Equine Department Manager, Purina Animal Nutrition. “Facilitating the development of future stewards of the horse and agricultural communities is very important and a responsibility Purina takes seriously. These partnerships not only benefit academia, but our industry as well.”
The Industry Partnership awardee is selected each year by the faculty of the Department of Animal Sciences. Part of the department’s mission is to focus on developing industry leaders and improving profitable production of horses and food animals through the application of science and technology, resource management, and food product enhancement.
It addresses societal issues concerning food safety, product quality and value, animal care and management, and environmental impacts of animal agriculture.
Purina Animal Nutrition for horses and animals large and small
Purina Animal Nutrition LLC is a national organization serving producers, animal owners and their families through more than 4,700 local cooperatives, independent dealers and other large retailers throughout the United States.
With an uncompromising commitment to animal excellence, Purina Animal Nutrition conducts industry-leading R&D initiatives that create and sustain North America's most valued portfolio of complete feeds, supplements, premixes, ingredients and specialty technologies for the livestock and lifestyle animal markets.
Species served by Purina Animal Nutrition include both large animals — cattle, horses and swine —and small pets, including hamsters, gerbils and rabbits. Headquartered in Gray Summit, Mo., Purina Animal Nutrition LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Land O’Lakes, Inc.